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Leprosy. By: Miranda Leavitt and Kaitlyn Gibides. Leprosy. -Infectious disease that affects the skin (Bunch 55) Since biblical times Viral disease (NCBI) You have it if you have the following symptoms:. Symptoms. Skin Lesions Decreased sensation ex. : Touch Heat Pain Cause bumps
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Leprosy By: Miranda Leavitt and Kaitlyn Gibides
Leprosy -Infectious disease that affects the skin (Bunch 55) • Since biblical times • Viral disease (NCBI) • You have it if you have the following symptoms:
Symptoms • Skin Lesions • Decreased sensation ex. : • Touch • Heat • Pain • Cause bumps • Lumps • Muscle weakness • Numbness • (NCBI)
How is the disease spread? • Human to human • Spread by: • Infected droplets • Insect transmission (Austin CC)
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Current Research • IDRI has found ways to detect Leprosy • Detection before lumps occur • Developing vaccine • Treatment for leprosy through (MDT) multi drug therapy (IDRI) • Colorado state doing skin tests • Tested on armadillos • Test numbness and tingling (NIAID
Susceptible • Found mostly in Tropical Regions (NIAID): • Angola, Brazil, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Madagascar, Nepal, and the United Republic of Tanzania • Men more susceptible(Feigin)
Works Cited Bunch, B. Disease Immune system to multiple sclerosis. Infectious disease reasearch. (n.d.). Retrieved from IDRI: http://www.idri.org/leprosy.php Leprosy. (n.d.). Retrieved from NCBI: www.NCBI.NLM.NIH.gov Leprosy. (n.d.). Retrieved from Austin cc: www.austincc.edu/micrbio/29938/ml.htm Leprosy (Hansen's Disease). (n.d.). Retrieved from NIH: www.niaid.nih..gov/topics/pages/default.aspx
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